The Foreigner (2017) R-13

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- dies in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.-WWW

Initial release: 30 September 2017 (China)

Director: Martin Campbell

Based on: The Chinaman; by Stephen Leather

Screenplay:  David Marconi

Music composed by: Cliff Martinez

Languages: English, Standard Mandarin(no subtitles)

The story is definitely not new, but it is very real.  Terrorism is very, very real.  This time it stems from paramilitary operations where Mr. James Hennessy(Pierce Brosnan)was very much a part of and not the recent usual suspects.
Chan and Brosnan are very believable.  Chan's fight scenes are very exciting, especially when he was fighting the "tracker" and nephew of Hennessy(Rory Fleck-Byrne as Sean).  He is the fierce "China Man" here and not the funny man.  He is also the very angry version of MacGyver. You would be very angry if everything and everyone you love has been taken  away from you.
Brosnan sounds Irish...well, he is Irish in real life anyway.  He is a dignified A-hole here in different degrees and he played it like he was born to be Liam Hennessy.
I like the whole ensemble, including Katie Leung(Fan, Quan Ngoc Minh's daughter, his treasure), Charlie Murphy(Maggie/Sara McKay), Rufus Jones(Ian Wood---his role is very vital here---he's the one who called Jackie Chan's character CHINA MAN when he took his photograph---and towards the end) and Orla Brady(Mary, Hennessy's wife).
If you want more info, please just click the links below:

• Jackie Chan gets deadly serious in The Foreigner

• Pierce Brosnan channels Gerry Adams in new IRA thriller The Foreigner

• The Chinaman

  Stephen Leather, Author Pocket Books $20 (310p) ISBN 978-0-671-74301-7

• The Foreigner

  Movie review by 

  Jeffrey M. Anderson, Common Sense Media

• Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner Is Weightier Than Your Standard Revenge Drama